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Stockbridge vs Barre vs Braintree
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stockbridge has the most people working from home (28.6%).
Barre has the most renters (49.6% rent).
Braintree has the oldest population (median age 58.4).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Stockbridge | Barre | Braintree |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 791Lowest |
8,412Highest |
1,026 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-3.1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 55.3±5.3 28% above VT |
42.2±6.6Lowest about the VT average |
58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
| Braintree and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9.9%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
13.5%±3.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.3%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Barre and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.9%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Braintree and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35% VT: 43.8% |
36.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.4%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
1.8%±1.3 VT: 7% |
| Barre and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,109±$12k 5% below VT |
$65,625±$7kLowest 19% below VT |
$79,803±$5kHighest about the VT average |
| Braintree and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $283,500±$26kHighest 10% below VT |
$210,400±$15kLowest 34% below VT |
$217,700±$28k 31% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,140±$126Highest 8% below VT |
$1,093±$58 11% below VT |
$840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
| Stockbridge and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,488 11% below VT |
$5,192Highest 3% above VT |
$3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.3%±22Highest VT: 48.4% |
34.4%±10.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
43.4%±29.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Stockbridge and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
17.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85%Highest VT: 73.2% |
50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1947Lowest 29 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 28.6%±12.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Stockbridge and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #19 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| High school in town | None in town | Spaulding Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.